van Zoeren Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Zoeren Surname User-submission:

It is believed that the municipalities of Hoog Soeren and Laag Soeren neer Apeldoorn in the Netherlands were at some point spelled with a Z by some. Van Zoeren denotes a person whose family is from these places.

van Zoeren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4331:39,0006,588
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

van Zoeren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is believed that the municipalities of Hoog Soeren and Laag Soeren neer Apeldoorn in the Netherlands were at some point spelled with a Z by some. Van Zoeren denotes a person whose family is from these places.

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van Zoeren Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Zoeren Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van Zoeren is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Zoeren? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 641,055th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of van Zoeren live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 39,000. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 38 percent reside, Utrecht, where 36 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands van Zoeren is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

van Zoeren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Zoeren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Zoeren surname decreased 32 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Zoeren Last Name Statistics demography

van Zoeren earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.45% less than the national average, earning $33,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Soeren90252/
van Zoerem900/
van Züren847/
van Zuren840/
van Zeggeren82128/
van Zuuren80156/
van Seuren8021/
von Zehren801/
Van Curen74137/
van Schaeren7343/
von Zharen701/
van Curren700/
Van-Curen631/
van Curin630/
von Saarn536/

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